Data Engineer
Strategic Employment
Detroit, MI · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Detroit, MI ranks
Where Detroit, MI placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Midwest75 / 100 · of 20
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Great Lakes70 / 100 · of 16
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Midwest6% · of 52
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Great Lakes6% · of 38
- #5Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Midwest13 conferences · of 12
- #5Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Great Lakes13 conferences · of 9
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 256 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $112,000 to $157,500 and the median is $132,500.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database architects, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database architects: 58% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
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About the job
... Data Engineer OpportunityA healthcare company based in Detroit is looking to hire a Data Engineer. They're looking for someone to work closely with stakeholders on low code data engineering solutions. Technical experience with Foundry, Databricks, or Snowflake is preferred...